CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: Today AARP New Hampshire State Director Todd Fahey joined Senator Hassan for a virtual press conference highlighting the need for Congress to lower prescription drug process. During the event, AARP New Hampshire delivered a petition signed by 26,589 Granite Staters calling for Congress to act now and stop unfair drug prices. "Americans are fed up with paying three times w more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) is calling for additional actions and updates regarding the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) oversight of anti-consumer trade practices in the oil and gas industry, particularly given that bad actors may take advantage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to manipulate oil and gas prices. The Senator's letter to the FTC builds on her efforts to lower gas prices for Granite more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: Bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) to address rising youth suicide rates passed the U.S. House of Representatives today and now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan STAND UP Act comes as students across New Hampshire have reached out to Senator Hassan about the urgent need to address mental health c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statements in response to news that the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) has started accepting applications for mortgage assistance for Granite State homeowners, following approval by the U.S. Department of Treasury of the state's Housing  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 1, 2022: Following calls from U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) for the Biden administration to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the U.S. and allies announced today that they will do so. "Granite Staters and Americans across the country are struggling with rising oil and gas costs, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes it even more important to take action to lower costs," s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $3,878,290 to support 17 of New Hampshire's health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $560 million national announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments from more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 5 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted an informational briefing for New Hampshire cities and towns to discuss federal funding opportunities made available by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Kuster voted for. Between ARPA and IIJA, there are numerous potential new funding sources available for New Hampshire communities. Kuste more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), a member of the Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, participated in a hearing entitled, "Lessons from the Frontline: COVID-19's Impact on American Health Care." During the hearing, Kuster questioned health care providers to learn more about the consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on our nation's health care system. She discussed the impact o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on March 1, 2022: * * * Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) released the following statement in reaction to President Joe Biden's 2022 State of the Union address: "Tonight, the American people heard from President Joe Biden about the progress our country has made over the past year, the challenges we continue to face, and how we are going to overcome them. He spoke about the positive impact of the American Rescue Pl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, voted to advance two bipartisan bills that were included in the Task Force's 2021 Legislative Agenda. H.R. 586 (S.1543), the STANDUP Act of 2021, is bipartisan legislation, introduced in the Senate by Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and co-sponsored by Rep. Kuster, to address rising youth suicide rates in Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) voted for H.R. 3967, the Honoring our PACT Act of 2021. This legislation ensures that veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals and burn pits while serving in uniform get the health care they have earned and creates a presumption of service connection for 23 respiratory illnesses and cancers. Rep. Kuster has been a strong advocate for Granite State service me more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statements in response to news that the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) has started accepting applications for mortgage assistance for Granite State homeowners, following approval by the U.S. Department of Treasury of the state's Housing Ass more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) called on President Joe Biden to take all measures necessary to ensure that Vladimir Putin's premeditated, illegal invasion of Ukraine does not derail the momentum of the U.S. economy's recovery and maintain the historic economic gains being made following the pandemic's economic downturn. In a letter to President Biden, Pappas wrote: "Russia's premeditated invasion of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, helped to pass the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021, or the Honoring our PACT Act. Congressman Pappas is an original cosponsor of this bipartisan comprehensive legislation to finally address toxic exposure as a cost of war by addressing the full range of issues impacting toxic-exposed ve more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) issued the following statement after helping pass a resolution supporting the people of Ukraine and calling for Putin to be held accountable for his invasion of Ukraine: "As Russia pursues its premeditated and unjustified invasion of Ukraine, the United States must continue to stand steadfast with the Ukrainian people and our allies against this senseless violation more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: The legislation would award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which included Portsmouth native Doris Moore. Today, Congressman Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, joined the House to pass the "Six Triple Eight" Congressional Gold Medal Act, bipartisan legislation that would award a Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $3,878,290 to support 17 of New Hampshire's health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $560 million national announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments fr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $3,878,290 to support 17 of New Hampshire's health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $560 million national announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments fr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan spoke about the need to crack down on international drug trafficking and deadly counterfeit pills during a Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing. Cracking Down on Fentanyl Trafficking from China to Mexico to the U.S. Senator Hassan addressed the importance of cracking down on international fentanyl trafficking. "Fentanyl and fentanyl precursor chemicals more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: This week Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, raised concerns about issues facing Granite State veterans including the challenges that veterans face buying a home using the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program, the importance of accessible transportation for veterans in rural areas, and reforms to ensure that the National Guard and Reservists can be buried in sta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan recognized Caitlyn Knowles and Bella Donohue of Exeter and Emma Sughrue of Brentwood as February's Granite Staters of the Month. This trio led the Exeter High School girl's hockey team in organizing this year's "Stick it to Stigma" game - an initiative to promote discussions around student mental health and show teenagers that they are not alone. Exeter High School's "Stick more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Maggie Hassan released the following statement ahead of the Senate vote on the Women's Health Protection Act. The legislation would guarantee the right to access an abortion--and the right of an abortion provider to deliver these abortion services--free from medically unnecessary restrictions that interfere with a patient's individual choice or the provider-patient relationship. "Granite  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) issued the below statement following President Biden's State of the Union address. The Senator brought as her virtual guest Gray Chynoweth, CEO of Minim, Inc., an innovative consumer technology business headquartered in Manchester. Like many businesses across the country, Minim, Inc. has experienced supply chain bottlenecks that have impacted its operations, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and colleagues in standing up to Big Pharma after two recent analyses revealed troubling, widespread, and rapid price increases for brand name drugs in January 2022. The lawmakers, in a letter to the CEO of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) industry group, wrote, "These eval more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $3,878,290 to support 17 of New Hampshire's health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $560 million national announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today announced that she is recognizing Dr. Juliann Barrett, DO, President of the Medical Staff and Director of Out Patient Practices at Valley Regional Hospital, as her virtual guest for President Biden's address to a joint session of Congress to highlight the incredible work health care workers have done on the frontlines of the COVID crisis to sa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauded President Biden's signature of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act into law. This legislation eliminates mandatory arbitration agreements in civil cases of sexual harassment and sexual assault, giving survivors of workplace harassment the right to sue their employer in open court. Shaheen cosponsored the legislation an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to issue revised WIC food packages under the proposed rule, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children: Revisions in the WIC Food Packages. WIC is one of the most successful federally funded nutrition programs in the country, improvin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) welcomed $3,878,290 to support 17 of New Hampshire's health care providers who have experienced revenue losses and expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes as part of a $560 million national announcement in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation and a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke with Punchbowl News' John Bresnahan about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States' response and the implications in Europe and around the world in response to Putin's premeditated war. Shaheen said more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address. "When President Biden was sworn in last year, he inherited a global health crisis, a struggling economy and national security challenges exacerbated by the previous administration's strained relationship with our allies. Yet over the last year, President Biden rebuilt ou more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a letter to Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona calling on the Department to strengthen federal support for teachers and staff to assist students experiencing mental health challenges. In the letter, Shaheen urged the Department to better equip educators with the tools and training they need to address the youth mental health crisis that has worsen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) released the following statements in response to news that the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority (NHHFA) has started accepting applications for mortgage assistance for Granite State homeowners, following approval by the U.S. Department of Treasury of the state's Housing more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, issued the following statement after the Senate cleared two Biden administration nominees to fill pivotal roles within the Department of Defense (DoD). Melissa Dalton, nominee to serve as the Assistant Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following statement by Ben Harvey, chairman of the National Waste and Recycling Association, involving a hearing on Feb. 2, 2022, entitled "Legislative Proposals to Improve Domestic Recycling and Composting Programs". Harvey is also the president of E.L. Harvey and Sons. * * * My name is Ben Harvey, and I am president of Westborough, Massachusetts-based E.L. Harvey & Sons Inc., a full-service waste and recycli more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate Vladimir Putin as a war criminal for his crimes against the Ukrainian people. "Putin's war is only to benefit himself at the expense of innocent Ukrainian and Russian lives. Putin is a war criminal and should be recognized as one. We must hold Putin accountable for his unprovoked attacks o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) led a bipartisan group of Senators including Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a comprehensive outreach plan to connect veterans, who might be disturbed by images of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with mental health services. "We write following Russia's invasion of Ukraine to encourage th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen applauded House passage today of bipartisan legislation that they cosponsored to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the women of the Six Triple Eight Battalion, which was the only all-Black, all-female battalion serving overseas during World War II and included Portsmouth native Doris Moore. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion  more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) provided a congressional update to the New Hampshire Commerce Corridor today, focusing on the impact of the bipartisan infrastructure bill that both Senators helped negotiate. The New Hampshire Commerce Corridor is an initiative comprised of seven regional Chambers of Commerce in central and southern New Hamps more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, and Susan Collins today met with Maher Bitar, the Senior Director for Intelligence on the National Security Council and newly designated Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) Interagency Coordinator, to discuss the administration's response to directed energy attacks - otherwise known as "Ha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter yesterday to President Biden urging the administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukrainians in the United States following the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. The letter was led by U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) - Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation - and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) sent a letter yesterday to President Biden urging the administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukrainians in the United States following the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. The letter was led by U.S. Senate  more PR

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, March 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 4, 2022: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representative Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra in Manchester today for a meeting with New Hampshire family planning providers, including Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and Lovering Health Center, amid continued attacks from Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) welcomed President Biden's decision to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukrainians in the United States amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this week, they joined a letter to Biden urging the administration to provide this deportation relief to Ukrainians in the U.S. "As Ukrainians around the world experience he more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) welcomed President Biden's decision to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Ukrainians in the United States amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Earlier this week, they joined a letter to Biden urging the administration to provide this deportation relief to Ukrainians in the U.S. "As Ukrainians around the world experience hea more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, issued the following statement on the anniversary of the re-establishment of the Senate North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Observer Group, noting the importance of this bipartisan group to support the NATO alliance amid Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. "Four years ago, we re more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) - Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation Chair and Ranking Member - led a bipartisan group, including Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) on a resolution recognizing Bosnia and Herzegovina's 30th anniversary of inde more PR